iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF
HYBB
53 hedge funds and large institutions have $345M invested in iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 56 → 53 (-3)
8.7% less ownership
Funds ownership: 80.1% → 71.4% (-8.7%)
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $399M → $345M (-$53M)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7
40% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 25
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VA
Valmark Advisers
Akron,
Ohio
|
+$3.55M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$809K |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$713K |
| 4 |
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
+$564K |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$439K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BEI
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Clayton,
Missouri
|
-$13.6M |
| 2 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$10.7M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$7.14M |
| 4 |
Victory Capital Management
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$6.23M |
| 5 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
| $5.63K | -$752 | -16 | -12% |
|
52
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $4.74K | – | – | – |
|
|
SPIA
53
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
| $1.95K | +$1.97K | +42 | New |
|
|
CCMI
54
Creative Capital Management Investments
San Diego,
California
| $186 | – | – | – |
|
|
LTI
55
Laffer Tengler Investments
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$1.14M | -24,240 | Closed |
|
|
HFO
56
Heritage Family Offices
Scottsdale,
Arizona
| – | -$821K | -17,429 | Closed |
|
|
CC
57
Commons Capital
Needham,
Massachusetts
| – | -$585K | -12,420 | Closed |
|
58
Mariner
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$440K | -9,337 | Closed |
|
|
ZF
59
Zhang Financial
Portage,
Michigan
| – | -$264K | -5,606 | Closed |
|
|
NS
60
NBC Securities
Birmingham,
Alabama
| – | -$65.1K | -1,382 | Closed |
|
|
SEP
61
Signature Equity Partners
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$7.54K | -160 | Closed |
|
HYBB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
53 of the 8,137 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF (HYBB) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $345M — down 13% from $399M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of HYBB and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 25 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.
The largest buyer was Valmark Advisers, adding an estimated $3.55M. The largest seller was Benjamin Edwards Inc, cutting an estimated $13.6M.
- 53 institutional investors held iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF (HYBB) as of Q1 2026, down from 56 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $345M of iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF stock for Q1 2026, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Valmark Advisers, an estimated $3.55M added.
- The largest iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Benjamin Edwards Inc, an estimated $13.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.